The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-05
THE LONDON WORKERS..

OF London we're 10 hold splendid ser
vices In Saint Pauls Cathedral to COM
msmorate the beginning Of those forty
davs that Christ tasted on the mountain.
Capital commemorate, it by eating fish.
50 II. M. HYSDxAs called the unem-
ployed workers together TO take q hand
in the affair. Fihv thousand Of them
turned up. ragged, dirty, hungry but de-
termined. Taess we're the Inscriptions
borne on some OF their banners "The
capitalists eat fish We eat mud" by
heavens! our rights are worth fighting
for" I'VE seek not revenge but JUS
tlce." IL was a-hrngered and ye gave
me no meat; naked. and We clothed me
not" "work for all.' Feed my lambs"
I'VE will have work or bread" Not TO
be slave Is 10 dare aud do |"
The nasty capitalist press Of this land
dared not mention or report the affair
But the special cable cable dispatches
TO the New York Herald gave nearly
two columns description Of the day from
which the following excerpts ar made ::
LONDON, Feb. 27.--St. Paul's Cathedral
has In Its day seen manv siege. crown
ing IA II does Ludgate hill and overlook
ing the grim walls OF Newgate.
II loomsd over the rioters in the times
Of Lord George Gordon and the Chartist
agitation.
Excepting that the military we're alb
cent this afternoon the Cathedral and
iia slrr1aa4fat ut.H Hle Voi IL slate
OF mege sim'Iar Ia MIA. thst exprei.
enced Ia thnse days Of the past
MN-htod policemen In blne
ycesi'blea on fool paced A. und the
massive bu,ldilg.
Scores % cent nel1 we're inbiie The
Cathec al, Standing Nlsll. vY tLe Cor.
ihilian p0riico.
live naudred mora eouslal es were
tlvouscEed IN the crypt. Gla ding the
graves and tombs there Of sr Cnustj-
DheF Wren, the architect y N u hull-
ing Nelson. Wellington aud of The
painters Opie. Reynolds, West Turner
and Landseer? Oh. no, til. we.s
guarding the church ayainst the VOTERS
or TIE STATE. who call themselves So.
cialIsts. .
There was q great noise Of talking in
the multitude but no upro,r.
Soon / heard the sounds Of brass
bands from the Black Frlar's railroad, on
the Thames embankment.
At the same moment the small bells
Of 81. Paul's began TO ring.
Now the SocialistIc procession was 10
be seen turning around the corner
where the old gate OF King Lud stood.
at the bottom OF Fleet street, aud
mounting the hill.
Then the populace cheered. II was
plain TO see that the popular sympathy
as there represented was with the So.
cialisls.
The brass bends played the IMarseil-
laise," the bells pealed out and the East
End worklngman shouted tumultuous
cries. as II he were challenging the
West End capitalist.
When the great organ begsn TO play
the door was shut. and, as one grey
bearded city policeman remarked TO me,
Never have beheld q crowd a. large
as this In the city Of London. and am
an old policeman"
The service was only once interrupted
when remark was made by the Arch.
deacon Of London that there must ever
DO rich and poor. 1t was greeted with
groans OF dissent.
Toallay the impatience OF those who
were shut out three minor candns and
a number Of choir boys came out on the
top Of the grand steps and began an i'm.
promptu service, but soon John Burns
Get up singing loudly labor song to
the tune OF Dare I, be Daniel. Then
the minor canons aud the choir bows 70.
tired, evidently disgusted.
After the service, and while tile peo-
pie were pouring ont, again met Hynd-
man. who said, Everything has passed
oil as wanted IL. 1 am very much
pleased with the behavior Of the crowds
and hope our meetings later on the
Thames embankment, besides those we
are going to hold In the North, south,
east and west. will pass cf a. we'll. At
some of these will speak myself"
ofcourse there was no disorder; no
disturbance. The police. II appears,
dared not precipitste riot.
Old Europe appears to be having Q
hard time OF It.
Copgratul ations to HyypNAS and the
toiling millions Of the greatest slave
pen Of the world.